PEOPLE v. ESPARZA

No. 86CA1552.

757 P.2d 1164 (1988)

The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jose M. ESPARZA, Defendant-Appellant.

Colorado Court of Appeals, Div. I.

Rehearing Denied August 4, 1988.

Certiorari Pending October 4, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Duane Woodard, Atty. Gen., Charles B. Howe, Chief Deputy Atty. Gen., Richard H. Forman, Sol. Gen., Clement P. Engle, Asst. Atty. Gen., Denver, for plaintiff-appellee.

David F. Vela, State Public Defender, Douglas D. Barnes, Deputy State Public Defender, Denver, for defendant-appellant.


TURSI, Judge.

Defendant, Jose Esparza, appeals from the judgment of conviction entered following a jury verdict finding him guilty of felony menacing, a class 5 felony. Section 18-3-206, C.R.S. (1986 Repl.Vol. 8B). We affirm the conviction.

Defendant initially contends the trial court committed reversible error by overruling his objection to alleged improper summation by the prosecutor. We do not agree.

While it is true that the written statement that...

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